Lianyungang local customs

Lianyungang four folklore (marriage chapter) poke pot cavity pray for marriage and put the boat to courtship folk do not distinguish between men and women, 12 years old when no one matchmaking engagement, parents began to stress to stove master and the 30th day of the waxing moon to pick up the stove master night, the boy with a burning fork to the pot pond pounding, pounding the side of the said: "poke pot cavity pounding pot hole, this year's marriage move, say a flower daughter-in-law, the stove in front of the old man more on the offer! "The girl was shy, so her mother did it for her. Girls are shy and their mothers do it for them, saying the same thing as the boys, only adding the name of the person who prayed for the marriage and changing the name of the flower daughter-in-law to the little son-in-law. Residing in the mountains near the sea of fishing villages older girls with pike crab back shell or large squid back bone for the hull, with fish bones and shells, etc. made into delicate masts, wind flag, cranes , coiled dragons, etc., decorated in the boat as a token. March 3 every year in the morning, the girls take their own boat to the Tonghai mountain stream upstream, the boat will be placed in the stream downstream to the beach, the boat was picked up by young men that is, with the token to the woman's home to propose marriage, the female party to identify the token is indeed a homemade marriage will be accomplished. This courtship has become a custom for thousands of years, and on March 3 every year, young men wait for the boat at the mouth of the stream at the seashore, and are not allowed to go up to the mountain; girls go up to the mountain to release the boat, and are not allowed to go to the seashore. Some of the older men and women, privately about the shape of the letter and put the boat time and place, generally can get what they want, to fulfill a lot of lovers. Hire matchmaking marriage invitation to men and women to the betrothal age, parents who fancy the child (generally male initiative, commonly known as a woman of all seeking), hire a matchmaker to inquire about each other's age, so that according to the Chinese Zodiac and the five elements of the fate of the projections can be married. The traditional mnemonic for: "White Horse commits green ox, spicy rat once off, snake and tiger as a knife strangulation, chicken and dog tears exchange", which is called offending the four taboos. Five lines of the mnemonic for the "gold grams of wood, wood grams of earth, earth grams of water, water grams of fire, fire grams of gold", called the five lines of the grams, generally as long as they do not commit the four taboos and the five lines of the grams, you can do the marriage. At this point, the matchmaker can go to the matchmaking, commonly known as matchmaking or marriage proposal. After both parents agreed, the male parent to the female only write a word or four words, the male invitation to write "pleading" or "respect pleading Jinnuo", the female write "No" or "Respectfully answer Yuyin". This kind of wedding invitation is called "Qichen" or "pinch dead mouth", not considered a formal marriage contract. After the opening of the invitation, the male party to choose an auspicious day, prepare a wedding banquet, invite the matchmaker, on behalf of the penman, patriarchs and uncles, etc. to the banquet, formally to the female party to write out the marriage contract. The woman received the male invitation, leaving the red line, with the original green line wrapped bundle, and then returned to the four treasures or a pot of Nianqing. This process is commonly known as passing the invitation or small gift. Open the birth of a large gift to the wedding time, the man asked the matchmaker to the woman's home to discuss the woman's parents agreed, the girl's birth year, month, day and hour written on red paper, commonly known as "Kun Zao line Geng" or open the birth of a Geng, by the matchmaker to the man. Men and women of the happy period, happy room, happy bed, crown maturity, open face and other time direction, are based on the woman's birth of eight projected to determine the eight. The projecting process is called fm radio, and the matters of fm radio are written on the red invitation card, commonly called "fm radio" or "fm radio". The fm radio is used to inform the woman of the date set for the wedding, commonly known as the day of the fm radio transmission. In order to facilitate the woman's preparation for the dowry and other joyous events, a heavier gift should be sent, which is called a big gift. The general big are four things: one is four pieces of clothing, which will have a coat and cotton jacket; two is four or eight pieces of gold and silver jewelry; three is the number of gifts not to be; four is the number of packets of double the joy of the fruit. Social custom over the big gift depends on the family situation, male rich female poor, gifts and gifts enough for the woman's wedding expenses and have more. Male family poverty, only to send the family cotton jacket two pieces of fabric can be. Promote the makeup and the right day Folk customary wedding period for three days, the first day is called to promote the makeup, men and women are happy to be the main wedding matters to prepare for the completion of all kinds of things, the female side of the busiest, the morning of the banquet to invite guests, which must be a seat is the bride and the little sisters of the farewell banquet. The female party to send all the dowry to the male family, commonly known as "over dowry". After all the dowry arrangements are in place, the uncle personally check the lock, the key will be handed over to the bride. The dowry ginger general family for the box cabinet two kinds of head, box cabinet tables and chairs four head, as well as the big eight pieces of small eight pieces of four grades. Extremely rich people pay dowry "full house tube" that is, the family has all the necessities, there are also accompanied by red paper wrapped in green bricks and billets, a brick on behalf of a row of salt flats, a billet of gold on behalf of a hundred acres of land, the dowry enough to get married to a daughter to live a lifetime after a good life. Extremely poor people can not compensate for the dowry, just one side of the apron to make a package. Therefore, public opinion has "with not all the daughter, not all the year" of the proverb. The day of the dowry day of the male family to worship ancestors and stick red couplets, in addition to receiving the dowry over, to carry the bride's sedan chair to the female family, the night to have a boy pressure bed, the next day for the day, that is, the happy period of the day, the bride has done the crown of maturity Guanmei after sitting in the sedan chair to the male family, sedan chair to move when the mother of the mother sister-in-law and so on to cry wedding, do not cry wedding will give birth to mute bar. The groom's family feast to congratulate the guests, there must be a table for the groom and his little Shi Di's banquet, called the accompanying wine. The bride entered the door at noon, sitting in the rich, worship, drink the cup of wine, haunted the room and so on. The third day called sub three, the bride and groom to worship the upper generation, cradle pot, eat a reunion dinner, open face, into normal life. Being an official when the mother and grab the upper hand folk have "married small Dengke" said. The day of the wedding, the groom put on a new festive clothing, hat on both sides of the pompoms (glory and wealth), also known as Scholar's Flower, the whole day he can only dominate others, no one can not dominate him to do things, that is, the local authorities can not interfere with him, commonly known as "a lifetime of this day official", so the name of the bridegroom official. Bride is also the day to do a day of the Queen, wearing a red, shoulder with Xia, head wearing a pearl crown, foot phoenix shoes, pocket three official mirror, holding three official scripture, sitting in a sedan chair, before the big red umbrella drums and music gongs to open the way, around the left and right there is a security incense handle guards, on the way, including officials out of the patrol, including anyone for the bride to make way, is to pass through the temple door, the river and bridge cemeteries, are to firecrackers alarmed by the ghosts and gods to avoid. If the road encountered two tops carry the bride's sedan chair, and predicted that must be in front of a poor intersection meeting, that prospective run before the other side through, who will be able to get double the joy of good luck, transport pro-hei master immediately mobilized sedan chair stable carry sedan chair desperately run, grabbed through the selection of the plus double the joy of the money, which is called to grab the upper hand. Sedan chairmen from both sides to fight for their lives to grab the upper hand scene, is the Haizhou wedding customs in the unique style of the landscape, giving people the deepest impression. Haunting the room is the most enthusiastic scene of the whole wedding. After worship, about from time to time, the end of the Ohio, *** five hours to hold a room, drink a cup of wine, broken fruit plate, stop the bride, send the bride and groom, spread the tent, poke the window, such as twelve programs, but also inserted into the play Dabo head, play the old man, play a trick on the new bridegroom, play a trick on the bridesmaids, and other four activities. According to the custom of each program action, must say a number of happy words, the content of the elegant and vulgar **** appreciation, hilarious. Even if some of the language action over the routine, is also allowed by the rules, shall not be changed face to face. Over the month and back to the door shoes wedding month customary line "not empty room", the bride and groom shall not go out overnight. After the full moon, the bride can go back to her mother's home for a few days, but also couples can go to the mother's home for a month together, called double back to the door and called the right month. Whether double back to the door or single back to the door, in the mother's home time to do a pair of shoes for the husband's family from the old and young people, if the family is poor, can only do a pair of shoes for the husband, collectively known as back to the door shoes. Lianyungang four folklore (fertility) four taboos before pregnancy girls from a young age that there are four taboos: a taboo hand-to-hand delivery of salt. Daily life, such as between women to receive salt, one side of the salt down, the other side to re-end up. Second taboo empty stomach maternity ward. Unpregnant women commonly known as empty stomach, shall not enter the baby is not full of months of birth (housing). Third taboo newcomers to see the red man. Not full-term maternity called red, also empty stomach, not full-term bride can not see the red, if unintentionally meet, the newcomer to first unbutton one of their own. Four taboo red man see red man. If unintentionally see each other, it is a small bamboo bucket (measuring food utensils) thrown to each other, while saying "to you up (raw)", "to you raw". There are many taboos about having a baby. Folklorists call a pregnant woman having a baby, carrying a baby, having too much food, or harming a child. Once a woman is pregnant, there are many taboos that are commonly practiced in order to give birth to a healthy, beautiful and intelligent child. (1) Tighten the legs of your pants to keep out the wind, regardless of the season. (2) When there is a star in the sky at night, no outdoor activities. (3) Not to sit on the water jar. (4) One must not sit on the "folds" of grain hoards. (5) One must not cross the buffalo's rope. (6) Not to eat rabbit meat. (7) Don't eat donkey meat. (8) Not to eat sparrow's eggs. (9) Do not eat pigeon eggs. (10) Not to eat soft-shelled turtle. (11) Do not eat eel. (12) Do not eat loach fish. In addition, advocate pregnant women to eat more hard-boiled eggs, eat more cinnamon and apples. Worship send life to eat over the road Pregnant women approaching labor, mothers-in-law to lead their couples to the three official temples, Guanyin nunnery, Baizi nunnery in the birth of the mother, send the birth of the mother of the goddess in front of the burning incense kowtow, praying for the protection of Zuo on time and safe delivery of the baby. Some pregnant women who have not yet given birth after the due date go back to their mother's home or relatives of their mother's home to eat over the pavement. Where to see out of the girl with a big belly into the door, the family will know the original reason, immediately do three bowls of noodles, put on the table will be loaded with noodles bowl successive order put chaos, by the pregnant woman unconsciously eat a bowl first, eat first bowl happens to be loaded with the first bowl, predicted to go home the first day of the birth of the first day of the first bowl is loaded with the second bowl of the first, go home the second day of the birth of a child, pregnant women have eaten the noodles, you must immediately go home and wait for the birth of a child. Burying the clothes cells to name the baby The placenta is commonly called the clothes cells. After the birth of the child will be buried in the door of the boy clothes cell, there are buried in the ground in front of the parents' bed. The girl's clothes cell buried outside the door, some buried in the side of the class pit. Some of the multiple births did not survive, the clothes cell buried in the ground at the intersection of the three poor, for people to trample on. After the birth of the boy are to be a milk name and called the name of the small. The general rule of the small name is according to the time of birth and the disposition of the birth of the situation to take the name. Some children are born with a red head rope that is fastened to the legs of the bed, that is, the name of the buckle or big buckle small buckle. Some children fall to the ground with a broken iron pot card a little, named card or big card small card. In some cases, the hair of a black donkey or a black tomato is put in a jar containing clothes, and the child is named Dagu or Black Donkey. There is a large part of the year and hour of the child's birth, with the corresponding twelve signs of the Chinese Zodiac for the name, such as big bulls and small cows, big tigers and small tigers, big dragons and small dragons, big horses and small horses, etc., avoid using the rat, monkey, rabbit, pig for the name. Change dark burn full dragon newborn on the 12th day, commonly known as "twelve towards the small full moon". In addition to the uncle's family "to send Zhu mother" banquet reception, to feast guests, light candles, incense and firecrackers, ancestors and thank heaven and earth, this day the child should be carried out from the dark room, to the ancestral shrine and thank heaven and earth in front of the incense case kowtow, this is the first time that newborns to the maternity ward outside the see the light. After offering ancestors and thanking heaven and earth, the father should take a small bench and put three steamed buns shaped like dragons on it, and kowtow in front of beds, doors, stoves, water tanks, rivers, ditches, bridges, land temples, and in general in the child's growing up process related to the place where the dragon paper is burned, praying that the gods of beds, doors, rivers, and so on, will protect the child's peace of mind, which is called "Burning full of dragons". This is called "burning the whole dragon". The complete burning of the full dragon to *** burn 36 copies, the average family only burn a few copies in a few important places. Full moon hide urine nest newborns full moon is a happy event, in addition to banquets, guests, mainly to do three things. The first is to cook red eggs to offer to the ancestors, also known as on the happy grave, to the ancestors to report the joy of adding a new child. At the same time, to the neighbors and friends to send happy eggs to report the good news. Second, the mother in the full moon day may not do any housework, to eat seven meals, the stretcher on the threshold, the mother in the stretcher to lie down for a while. These are collectively referred to as "with the sick", meaning that a "month of land" caused by the disease, all to the full moon this day away. Third, to the newborn baby wearing silver locks and silver collars. Some of the delicate seedlings of boys in the earlobe to wear gold and silver earrings, some in the nose tie a "detention". The second day of the full moon, the woman to hold the newborn to the mother (uncle) home for a few days, which is called hiding urine nest. Hide urine nest of the newborn to the uncle's home, first in front of the stove door to pee, and then grandmother, aunt and so on to make a symbolic child "and beat and scold", which is long time to hide the urine nest. Uncle's family is rich, mother and child can stay a few more days, up to a month; uncle's family is poor, lunch can go home. Shaving the head of 100 years old to eat a hundred meals newborn 100 days, friends and relatives to send some clothes, jewelry to congratulate. The child 100 days, to symbolically shave the head, commonly known as shaving the head of the hundred years. Jiao Miao children in the back of the head to stay a little bit not shaved, leaving a lock of long hair called centenarian hair is also called a small turtle tail. The hair is slightly longer and can be braided into pigtails, which can only be shaved off on the 12th birthday. Hundred days of shaving, this is the first time in life shaving, shaving with rice and tea bubble water to wash the head, shaving master every shaving to say a word of joy, parents should invite the shaving master to eat a happy meal and give money to the happy. In the past 100 days, some close and warm-hearted relatives and friends, take the initiative to symbolically put together a hundred food, so that children "eat a hundred rice. In the food in the most like to put together Liu, Shi, Chen, Fu and other family food, taboo to put together Wang, Shi, Wen, Zhu and other family food. Some of the symbolic food and money, be sure to get together a hundred money to buy a piece of clothing for the child, which is called "wearing a hundred clothes. Catch the newborn's first birthday, to make a celebration, in addition to the child from head to toe to do "a new" in addition to onions, pens, inkstones, books, scales, abacuses, etc. together on the table, so that the child to grab their own, grabbed onions without disaster, grabbed the book can be literate officials, grabbed the abacus will be doing business, etc., which is called to grab the week. Wear a yellow waistcoat and change lapel Wear a yellow waistcoat and change lapel According to the festival every year after the spring of the fifth e day for the spring community, after the fall of the fifth e day for the autumn community, collectively referred to as the "days of the community", "the community" resonates with the "Pardon! "The first day of the year for a newborn baby is the first day of the year. Newborns encountered the first social day, to wear a yellow coat. Yellow vest for the yellow cloth made of lapel coat, front and back of the chest each embroidered with a group frame, embroidered inside the group-shaped combination of four characters, such as "Tianyunjiaoshe", "days of amnesty for a hundred years", "longevity and well-being", "Long Life and Prosperity" and so on. Some of the Miao boys from birth to 12 years old, are wearing left lapel clothes, 12th birthday to his uncle's home, by his uncle to do a right lapel blue coat to wear home, from then on that is the same with the regular people wear right lapel clothes, which is called "change lapel", change the "lapel" of the child on the This is called "changing the lapel", and the child who changes the "lapel" will be safe for a lifetime. Lianyungang traditional folk Lantern Festival (Figure) see references Lantern Festival, up and down the city of Hong Kong lively and joyful, Lianyungang Folk Museum in Xinpu Cangwu Green Park held a folkloric performance attracted men, women and children all over the city, the traditional dance of the dragon, the small flower boat, the local Huaihai opera competed with each other, the entire park was crowded with people. Attachment: List of Folk Festivals Haizhou Lantern Festival The Lantern Festival is held in Haizhou District, Lianyungang City, on the 15th day of the first month of the lunar calendar every year. Haizhou Lantern Festival has a long history, in the ancient park qu garden, visitors can watch the Haizhou folk all kinds of colored lanterns art, folk entertainment performances, flower show. Lianyungang Magnolia Flower Festival April 10 to 14 each year, held once in Donglei. The event is organized on the theme of magnolias, and artistic exchanges such as poetry, painting and calligraphy, and photography are held. In early spring, magnolias bloom without waiting for the new leaves to turn green. Thousands of flowers, reflecting each other, like jade trees and snowy mountains out of the sky. One by one, Pavilion bundle Su, Bao Rong bright; a petal, without a little flaws, such as lamb fat jade; a wisp of fragrance, refreshing. Color like jade and fragrance like orchids, so the name magnolia. There are four ancient magnolia trees in Donglei, Lianyungang, two of which are 1,000 years old, known as "Magnolia King". Therefore, a flower festival is held here every year. Lianyungang Crystal Festival is held irregularly in Donghai County. The first one was held from October 6 to 8, 1993. During the Crystal Festival, various folk entertainment performances are held, calligraphy and painting, children's prints exhibition, crystal research, economic and trade fairs, as well as agricultural and sideline products exhibition and sales activities. Lianyungang Donghai is an important crystal production area in China, with an annual output of more than 500 tons, accounting for half of the country's output, known as the "hometown of crystal". China's largest crystal weighs 4.36 tons, produced in Donghai. There are more than 300 crystal processing enterprises in Donghai, which is known as a street of crystal products. Lianyungang Xufu Festival is held in Ganyu County from November 24th to 26th every year. Xu Fu was a magician in the Qin Dynasty, sent by Emperor Qin Shi Huang to lead 3,000 boys and girls down to the sea to seek the elixir of immortality, and they went through the dangers of crossing the ocean and arrived in Japan to help the Japanese ancestors realize the agricultural life with "five grains" and "a hundred works", and taught the advanced science and technology such as sericulture and reeling, and were thus recognized by the Japanese. He taught them advanced science and technology, such as sericulture and silk reeling, and was honored as the "God of Farming" by the Japanese. In order to commemorate this historical feat and develop the rainbow bridge across the sea established by the ancestors of the two countries, Lianyungang City organizes the Xu Fu Festival in Xu Fu's hometown every year, with activities such as a sacrificial assembly, antique music and dance performances, colorful car parades, Xu Fu seminars, and economic and trade negotiations. Attachment: Lianyungang District Tourism Festival List Festival Name Holding Time Holding Place Haizhou Lantern Festival Lunar New Year's Eve 15th Haizhou Qu Garden Lianyungang Magnolia Flower Festival April 10-14 Donglei Scenic Area Baihu Mountain Temple Festival Lunar April 8-10 Haizhou District Lianyungang Summer Mid-July - mid-August Liandao, Haizhou Bay Lianyungang Crystal Festival Unscheduled East Sea County Lianyungang Xu Fu Festival November 24-26 Ganyu County